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- ↑ "Odisha: BJD to win all four Rajya Sabha seats unopposed". The Times of India. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ↑ "Odisha: BJD picks four young faces for Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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